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31st Annual Meeting and Conference on Tire Science and Technology

The International Exposition (I-X) Center: Cleveland, OH, USA

Tuesday, September 18, 2012: 10:45 AM-12:30 PM
Grand Ballroom (The International Exposition (I-X) Center)
Chair:
Michelle Hoo Fatt, University of Akron
10:45 AM
Session Introduction
10:50 AM
Experimental Study of Tire-Wheel-Suspension Dynamics In Rolling Over Cleat and Abrupt Braking Conditions
Yaoqun Zhou, Frank Gauterin, Hans-Joachim Unrau and Michael Frey, Institute of Vehicle System Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
11:15 AM
Effect of Slip Ratio On the Wear Properties of the Tire Tread Rubber
Yohei Arata1, Tomoaki Iwai2 and Yutaka Shoukaku2, (1)Tribology laboratory, Division of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, (2)Kanazawa University, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
11:40 AM
Effect of Silica Filler On Wear and Crack Propagation of Rubber of Styrene Butadiene Rubber During Pattern Abrasion
Hiroshi Kawachi1, Tomoaki Iwai2 and Yutaka Shoukaku2, (1)Tribology laboratory, Division of mechanical science and engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, (2)Kanazawa University, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
12:05 PM
Modelling of Strain Energy Harvesting in Pneumatic Tyres Using Piezoelectric Transducer
Ali Kubba, MSc, Mohammad Behroozi, MSc, Oluremi Olatunbosun, PhD, Carl Anthony, PhD and Kyle Jiang, PhD, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom